Biography

A film, stage and TV actor, Mr Tovey began performing at age 11 and got his break with Mr Alan Bennet’s The History Boys at the Royal National Theatre in 2004. A subsequent screen adaptation – in which he starred alongside the likes of Messrs Dominic Cooper and James Corden – aired in 2006.

Other notable appearances include Sherlock Holmes, Doctor Who, and the much-loved 2008 British drama Being Human, in which he played a werewolf. A keen fashion fan, writer and art collector, Mr Tovey has a sitcom coming out in spring called The Job Lot.
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FAVOURITE RESTAURANT AND DISH

“Mishkin’s in London – the chicken soup and meatloaf is my favourite dish”